SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. - Lake Cachuma opened Monday for the first time in a month following January's destructive storms which left a massive amount of debris strewn across the water, nearly shore ...

Considering the amount of water in Lake Cachuma, Santa Barbara County officials believe they won’t need to turn on the reservoir’s new emergency pumping system until at least December. The pumping ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Due to an abundance of rain during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Cachuma Lake is currently at 91% ...

It’s been more than two years since Santa Barbara County began digging up the old mobile home park RV pads and pipes at Cachuma Lake for a $14 million renovation, and campers are growing restless, but ...

Hit the lake this holiday season, Cachuma Lake just had another trout release. “Cachuma Lake is one of the very few lakes that continues to have large trout plants,” said Rich Tauber, local angler and ...

For the first time in over a decade, Lake Cachuma is spilling. Images from Santa Barbara County’s Public Works Department on Wednesday show a cascade of water flowing from the lake’s reservoir through ...

The community is invited to hit the lake this holiday season as Cachuma Lake just had another trout release. Santa Barbara County officials released 4,000 pounds worth of rainbow trout. This was the ...